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option for France. For if the future of property follows the precedent established, who in France is safe from the seizure of property? What is there left to protect the rights of the citizens of France to their property? Obviously, the law of France in its current state will not do so. It is because of this current danger and the ever-present ability to multiply that the nature of property as sacred and inalienable must be upheld. This is not a policy to be upheld only…

goals and outcomes. France wished to debunk the unfair social stratification and the limited rights of the third-estate, ultimately leading to the abolishment of this oppressive regime, while Mexico wished to overthrow an oppressive dictatorship, which eventually ended in the endowment of unprecedented rights to the Mexican people. Eighteenth century Europe viewed governing a civilization through the means of power and control, rather than social and individual needs. In France, monarchs…

famous leader of France. He was not only one of the strongest leaders France has ever had, but he lead France to their biggest down fall. Napoleon became a strong leader when France needed it the most after the French Revolution. Napoleon brought new ideas to the French government and the lives of civilians. He changed France in many positive and negative ways including, changing the French government, industrializing , and creating the Napoleonic Code. Napoleon took control of France in 1799…

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to 1789. Seignorialism, absolutist monarchy, and social hierarchy characterized this era of France. Seignorialism was a nonreciprocal relationship between peasants and landowners, with the landowners doing nothing for the peasants but providing land to farm on. Furthermore, the king of France held almost unlimited power over his subjects, causing France to be in a state of absolutism. The National Assembly divided society into three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and everyone else. The…

battles, Yorktown battles, and many more. The thing that sparked the Revolution were shots fired at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. France wanted to undermine Britain’s power for some time but knew that it was a force to be reckoned with. After the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, France joined the United States to fight against Britain. When France joined to fight Britain, it…

Revolutionary France a. Burdened by debt from the Seven Years’ War and French support for the American Revolution, King Louis XVI needed to raise taxes, so he agreed to convene the Estates General , which met in 1789 at Versailles. Led by the Third Estate —those outside the aristocracy or church—a new National Assembly was declared on June 17, 1789. Its members swore, in the Tennis Court Oath, to create a new constitution for France. …

Both The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen and The Declaration of Independence were created to protect the rights of the citizens in France and in the United States of America. The creation of these two texts mark a very important stage in our history, as many countries fought for their independence around that time. As a matter of fact, many countries today are still fighting for their freedom, or freeing themselves from a leader that is corrupting their daily lives. If nobody…

with the leadership of the Marquis de Lafayette, a respected American Revolution hero who brought ideas of revolution back to France, became the National Guard, which grew into the main military force on the side of the revolution (Cannistraro 635). In addition to commanding the National Guard, Lafayette also wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man for the National Assembly. The Declaration of the Rights of Man was based on the American Declaration of Independence and entailed many of the…

establish a government by the “people” (meaning the majority, not the 2% of elites and nobles) and for good of the people. In the beginning, the revolution was spearheaded by the National Assembly, which was made of a group of wealthy bourgeoisie. They were driven to action by their frustration with the First and…